James V. Eade (born March 23, 1957) is an American chess master, chess administrator, chess tournament organizer, and chess

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. He holds the title of

FIDE Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

. He is best known for the books ''Chess for Dummies'' (1996) and ''The Chess Player's Bible'' (2004), both of which have been through multiple editions and been translated into seven languages. He became involved in organizing chess tournaments in the 1990s. He organized the 1995 Pan Pacific International Chess Tournament, the strongest chess tournament ever held in

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, won by

Viktor Korchnoi Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi ( rus, Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й, p=vʲiktər lʲvovʲɪtɕ kɐrtɕˈnoj; 23 March 1931 – 6 June 2016) was a Soviet (before 1976) and Swiss (after 1980) chess grandmaster (GM) and chess writer. H ...

, and the 1996 Hall of Fame tournament, won by

Lubomir Kavalek Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek ( cz, Lubomír Kaválek, August 9, 1943 – January 18, 2021) was a Czech-American chess player. He was awarded both the International Master and International Grandmaster titles by FIDE in 1965.Hooper & Whyld 1992, p. 19 ...

. He also founded Hypermodern Press, a chess publishing company which produced a handful of well-received titles before ceasing operations in 1999.John Watso
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The Week In Chess 10 April 1999 He was a member of the Policy Board of the

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(USCF) from 1996 to 1999. He has served as American Zone President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 2000 to 2002, and was a Trustee of the U. S. Chess Trust from 2000 to 2019, as well as a past President. He is also a past President of CalChess (the Northern California Chess Association), The Kolty Chess for Youth Foundation (a 501(c)-3 charity), and the Chess Journalists of America, as well as a former chairman of the chess advisory board for UT-Dallas. He is a former editor and publisher of both the CalChess Journal and the Golden Gate Chess News, and was awarded chess educator of the year for 2016 by UT-Dallas. In 2018, the USCF recognized Mr. Eade with the award for Outstanding Career Achievement. In 2019, he started the Eade Foundation (a 501(c)-3 foundation), where he is Chairman and CEO. Its web site, https://www.eadefoundation.org/ , won Best Chess Website award for 2021 from the Chess Journalists of America. In 2022, he was awarded the Marquis Who's Who Humanitarian Award, and was also recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in promoting the game of chess. He lives in

Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County within the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south ...

, where he continues to teach and write about chess. __NOTOC__

Books

Books written by James Eade

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Books published by James Eade and his Hypermodern Press

*Modern Chess Brilliancies (Great Literature Series) by Larry Evans *The Chess of Bobby Fischer (Great Literature Series) by Robert E. Burger *The Bobby Fischer I Knew & Other Stories by

Arnold Denker Arnold Sheldon Denker (February 21, 1914 – January 2, 2005) was an American chess player and author. He was U.S. champion in 1944 and 1946. In later years he served in various chess organizations, receiving recognition from the United States ...

and Larry Parr *The Unconventional King's Indian defense (Competitive Chess Series) by John L. Watson *The Big Book of Combinations Eric Schiller 1995 *The Big Book of Busts John Watson & Eric Schiller 1995

References

External links

Jim Eade's Chess Journal
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